'Chevrotain' definitions:
Definition of 'chevrotain'
noun
Very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa [syn: chevrotain,
mouse deer]
Definition of 'Chevrotain'
- Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little
goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.] (Zool.)
A small ruminant of the family Tragulid[ae] a allied to the
musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See
Kanchil.
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